Rudeawakening？

　　Readerquestion：
　　Pleaseexplainthissentence，withrudeawakeninginparticular：Theexplosioncameasarudeawakeningformany，butthankfully，noonewashurt。
　　Mycomments：
　　Theunspecifiedexplosioncouldbe，say，abombthatwentoffinthemiddleofthenightor，say，avolcanocomingalive。
　　Whatever，itcameasasurprise，anditwasanunpleasantsurpriseatthat。
　　Thankfully，nobodywashurt。
　　That’stheonebitthat’sconsoling。Otherwise，peopleareemotionallydisturbedbytheexplosionbecauseit’ssounexpected。
　　Justasarudeawakeningisinitsoriginal，literalsense。
　　Arudeawakening，literally，alludestosomeonebeingsuddenlyforcedawakefromadeepsleep。Ourbrother，forexample，wakesusupforschoolbyshakingusviolentlyorbyslappingusnotatallgentlyintheface。Orwearehavingagooddreambutaviolentnoisewakesusup，allofasuddenturningourgooddreamintoanightmare。
　　Rudemeansexactlythatroughandoffensivelyimpolite。
　　Hencethemetaphoricalmeaningofrudeawaking，asudden，shockingrealizationthatsomethinghasgonehorriblywrong，especiallywhenweonlyhaveourselvestoblameforit。
　　Inotherwords，it’sourfault。
　　Rudeawakeninghasbeeninusesincethelate1800s。Itstandsforanyunpleasantanduncomfortabletruththatonehassuddenlycometorealizeorbecomeawareof。
　　Itforcesustocometooursenses。It’snotgoodfeeling，becausewe’reforcedtoit，especiallyatatimewhenwebelieveeverythingisfineanddandy。
　　Allright，herearemediaexamplesofrudeawakening：
　　1Apregnantlady’smessagetoherunsuspectingboyfriendcausedafrenzyonlineasshebrokehisheartinthemostunlikelyway。
　　InascreenshotsharedbyManmilk2onTwitter，theladysharedwithherboyfriendthatshemissedherperiod。
　　Theboyfriend，inashowofsupport，acceptedtotakeresponsibilityforthepregnancybutwasinforarudeawakening。
　　Hewrote，LetmecorrectyouYou’renotpregnant，WEarepregnantWe’rebothresponsibleforthebaby。Iwillsupportyouandourbaby。
　　Theladybluntlytoldhimthatthebabywasn’thiswhichwasasheartbreakingasthewayshebrokethenews。
　　Thebabyisn’tyoursPregnantladybreaksboyfriend’sheartwithcoldmessage，netizensreact，BattaBox。com，June12，2022。
　　2Lastnight’sgamewasarealindicationofwherethesetwoteamsare。
　　ItisshockingtomethattheBuffaloBillscangoontheroadandturntheballoverfourtimestothedefendingchampionsandstillrolloutofLosAngeleswitha3110win。IthinkittellsyoualotaboutwheretheBillsareanditalsosaysalotaboutwheretheRamsare。
　　Let’sstartwiththeBills。Ithoughttheydidagreatjob。TheyhaveanewoffensivecoordinatorinKenDorsey。BrianDabolllefttotaketheNewYorkGiants’job，andIthoughtDorseydidagreatjobtryingtoneutralizewhattheRamsdosowell，andthat’sturningAaronDonaldlooseinthemiddleofthepocket。
　　Theydidagreatjobwiththeirprotectionschemes。Theygotalotdoubleteamsonhim。TheyreleasedthebacksinsidetohelpchipDonald。Theydidagreatjobslidingtheirprotections。Mostimportantly，theydidawonderfuljobatgettingtheballoutquick。Therewerealotofdesignedthrows，quickthrows，bubblescreens，andquickscreenstothebacks。IthinkJoshAllen’sgetofftimethroughthefirstthreequarterswaslike2。2seconds。
　　TheotherthingthattheydidwastheychangedthelaunchpointwithquarterbackJoshAllenfrequently。Theymovedhimaroundalittlebit，sotheymadeitmoredifficulttoreallyzeroinonwherehewas。Ofcourse，likewesawhimdolastyear，hewasabletopulltheballdownandrunandmakesomebigplays。That’sveryfrustratingforadefensivecoordinatorlikeRaheemMorris。
　　Don’tcountouttheRams。They’vegotoneofthebestheadcoachesandplaycallersinSeanMcVay，andthey’llbeback。ThatwasarudeawakeninginWeek1forthedefendingchampionLosAngelesRams。
　　BillsGamea‘RudeAwakening’forRams，byRichGannon，The33rdTeam。com，September9，2022。
　　3WhenBrummiebroadcasterAdrianChilesstartedtoinvestigatehisdrinking，hewasinforarudeawakening。
　　Heneverthoughthehadaproblem，goingtothepubafterwork，downingafewpintsmostnights，enjoyingafewglassesofwinewithdinner。
　　Hewasn’tafalloverdrunk，didn’tgethangoversorreachforabottleinthemorning，neverwokeupinshopdoorwaysafteraheavynight。
　　Hewasenjoyingcareersuccess，havinghadhighprofileTVjobsonTheApprentice：You’reFired！，TheOneShow，DaybreakandfootballcoverageonITVSportaswellasnumerousradiogigsincludingRadio5Live。
　　Butthen，consciousofhowmuchhewasdrinking，hefocusedonhimselffora2018BBCdocumentaryDrinkersLikeMetotesthowhisregulardrinkingaffectedhishealth。Hediscoveredhewasdrinkingupto100unitsaweekandadoctortoldhimhehadsignsofliverdamage。
　　Unlikeotherdrinkers，whohavecompletelystopped，Chiles，55，believeshehasworkedouthowtomoderatehisdrinking，whichhedetailsinhisnewbookTheGoodDrinker：HowILearnedToLoveDrinkingLess。
　　Today，hesayshedrinksbetween20and30unitsaweek，stillgreaterthantherecommended14butmuchlessthanhewas。
　　Thesedays，he’llhaveahalfandhalfpintofshandy（butwithsodawaterinsteadoflemonade）andalternatehisdrinkswithglassesofwater。
　　He’salsoquitetakenwithalcoholfreebeer。
　　Agamechangerisdraughtalcoholfreebeerinpubsbecauseit’sgotequalstandingtootherbeers。Whenyou’veapintofitinyourhand，youlookandfeelthesameasanybodyelse。
　　AdrianChilesonhowhecutdownhisdrinkingfrom100unitsaweek，NewsChainOnline。com，November29，2022。
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